The Einstein polarization interferometer for cosmology (EPIC) and the millimeter-wave bolometric interferometer (MBI)

New Astronomy Reviews

Volumn 50, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 999-1008

  Timbie, P T ^a   Tucker, G S ^b   Ade, P A R ^c   Ali, S ^d   Bierman, E ^e   Bunn, E F ^f   Calderon, C ^c   Gault, A C ^a   Hyland, P O ^a   Keating, B G ^e   Kim, J ^b   Korotkov, A ^b   Malu, S S ^a   Mauskopf, P ^c   Murphy, J A ^g   O'Sullivan, C ^g   Piccirillo, L ^c   Wandelt, B D ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^g NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^h United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmic microwave background; Einstein inflation probe; Interferometry; Polarization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751228997     PISSN: 13876473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.newar.2006.09.031     Document Type: Review

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